Antam’s Nickel Ore Sales to Rise 162% in 2018

Published: Nov 24, 2017 11:47

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The CEO of Antam said that the company would increase its nickel ore sales to 11 million tons, up 162% in 2018.

SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (SMM) – The CEO of Antam said that the company would increase its nickel ore sales to 11 million tons, up 162% in 2018. The sale of 2017 is estimated to be 4.2 million tons. SMM believes that this number is the sum of its local sales and export to China. According to SMM’s data, Indonesia has approved 3.92 million wet tons of nickel ore export quota before mid-November 2017, and approximately 2 – 2.5 million wet tons of nickel ores were exported to China.

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